"Let go of your dirty hands, you filthy squib!"

"Professor Slughorn," Filch said, the flesh of his chin shaking, the goldfish's eyes flashing with the same crazy light as when he caught a student mischievous, "I found this boy hiding in the hallway upstairs, did you send him an invitation?"

Malfoy broke free of Filch's grasp, looking furious.

"Well, I wasn't invited," he said indignantly, "I'm not invited, am I glad?"

"No, I'm not happy!" said Filch, which did not match the smug look on his face, "You're in trouble! Didn't the Headmaster say that you are not allowed to wander around at night without permission?"

"Mr. Filch, you misunderstood, I invited him here. Lockhart agreed to look after Draco, but felt that he couldn't play dead, so he stepped forward. "Draco has always been a favorite student of mine, Professor Slughorn, I remember you saying that everyone invited could invite one more person to the party, and Hermione was the one who received your invitation......"

"Ah, of course, that's right. Slughorn nodded hurriedly.

Filch immediately looked disappointed, apologized and left the room in a gloomy manner. Lockhart left Hermione behind, and pulled Draco into a corner under the surprised gazes of Harry and the others.

"What are you doing here, Draco?" Lockhart asked in a low voice, "Headmaster Dumbledore didn't come to the party!"

"I just can't come!" Draco said aggrievedly, "Slughorn didn't invite me, stupid old fellow, dog-eyed and low-eyed!"

Snape quietly stepped over, "What are you doing here, if you want to talk about that stuff, you have to find a safe place first!"

Lockhart had no choice but to follow, and Hermione seemed to want to follow, but Lockhart waved his hand and stopped her. They went to the nearest empty classroom and closed the door.

“...... No more mistakes, Draco, if you get expelled-" Snape said angrily, "And you, Gildero, don't you know to take good care of him, it's your ...... after all"

"You can't take care of it!" Draco yelled at Snape angrily, "My mother said I was the only one who trusted Professor Lockhart!"

"You can trust Professor Snape, Draco. Lockhart said helplessly, "We'll help you." ”

"I'm getting more and more helping!" Draco said sullenly, "Professor, why did you help the Ministry of Magic eliminate the Dementors? Now the Dark Lord has asked me to assassinate you first!"

"What?!" Lockhart was startled.

"That's right, Gildero, I received the same instructions. Snape tugged at Lockhart, "What, scared?"

"Professor, which side of the hell are you, and why does my mother say you can trust?"

"Because of an unbreakable vow. Snape spoke, "Your Professor Lockhart is friends with your mother, and he swears to help and protect you. ”

Draco lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then spoke: "Professor Lockhart, thank you for your willingness to help, but now that you are in trouble, I think you better leave me alone and let me carry out my plan on my own...... As long as Dumbledore is dead, the Dark Lord will never blame me for not assassinating Professor Lockhart by the way. ”

Lockhart's mind was also in a daze now, and he had no idea, so he could only look at Snape for help.

"What's your plan?" Snape asked.

"You can't take care of it!"

"If you sue me, I can help you—"

Draco slammed away from Snape's hand, "I said I'd do it alone, can you leave it alone!"

"I don't think you can do anything like this alone, Draco......"

"I have a helper, a powerful helper!" Draco yelled.

"Then you can still sue me, I don't think I'm going to be able to help you in any way......" Snape continued to persuade.

"I know what you're up to! You're not like Professor Lockhart, you're a Death Eater too, and you want to take credit from me!"

Lockhart struggled to sort out his thoughts: "Draco, all I can say is, don't go too far, I don't want to see any more students get injured by mistake, even if you can't finish it, remember to come to me, not only can I help you remove the Dark Mark, but I can even fish out your father." ”

"I remember, Professor!" Draco was impatient, "I'll go first!"

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After Draco left, Lockhart and Snape looked at each other helplessly, ready to return to the party to continue their activities.

When Lockhart returned to the party's room, Hermione immediately rushed up and hugged him, "Gildero, where have you been?"

"Nothing, go teach Malfoy a lesson. ”

"Why pick such a day!" Hermione grumbled, dissatisfied. "Wouldn't it be nice to lock him up......"

"Gidero, are you free, I want to talk to you. Scrimgeour finally couldn't help himself, he was now curious to know what Dumbledore had been up to lately.

"Ah, of course. Lohart nodded, turned back and whispered in Hermione's ear, "Honey, I have something to do now, you can go back first, you can sneak into my room at night." ”

"Well, let's talk to Mr. Scrimgeour first. Hermione, who got the hint, felt an itch in her chest and legs, and quickly agreed to Lockhart's request and left the place.

Lockhart and Scrimgeour walked outside the party again and took a random corner.

"Gildero, what have the Order of the Phoenix been doing lately?" Scrimgeour asked softly, "Is that Slytherin locket that Dumbledore said about a Horcrux?"

"That's right. ”

"This is the first Horcrux found by the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore said that he still hasn't figured out how many Horcruxes there are, is it true?" Scrimgeour unceremoniously asked all he wanted to know, "How is the locket now?"

"Well, I want to think about it, a diary, a ring, and a locket are the third......

"Well, I thought you would get rid of a few Horcruxes without saying a word. Scrimgeour breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that this was the third, "How many Horcruxes are there?"

"No one knows how many Horcruxes there are...... Dumbledore was trying to figure this out. ”

"Then we have to come on, if you don't know the details of the other party, we have no chance of winning this war, who is the locket in now?"

"In Dumbledore's office, the souls above have been wiped out. ”

Scrimgeour's eyes widened, "So fast?" ”

"Actually, after the Dementor extermination was over that day, we destroyed the Horcrux the next morning. Lockhart said with a slight smugness, "I used a one-time magic item, and it was useless to say it specifically, I guess there is no second one in the world for the time being." ”

Scrimgeour shook his head a little frustrated: "Gildero, the Order of the Phoenix has surprised me again, I really don't know what to do with the Horcrux if it falls into the hands of the Ministry of Magic. ”

Lockhart unceremoniously corrected Scrimgeur: "If the Horcrux falls into the hands of the Ministry of Magic, I'm afraid it will be visited by a mysterious person the next day and taken back." ”

Scrimgeour was a rare absence of rebuttals, as if thinking about something.

"Rufus, how many Death Eater spies there are in the Ministry of Magic right now, haven't you ever thought about how to purge them? Lockhart asked, "Do you just watch the Ministry of Magic go on like this?"

"You have a good idea, you say. Scrimgeour replied dissatisfied, "It's possible for anyone, and it's extremely difficult to tell that even a loyal ally could suddenly be under the Imperius curse, let alone the lax departments." After all, you can't expect every Ministry of Magic employee to undergo the same rigorous loyalty checks as the Aurors and learn Occlumency. ”

Lockhart still remembered the loyalty check of the Auror Department vividly, and he shuddered: "I'll talk about it casually, those members of the big pure-blood family are very likely to have taken refuge in the mysterious person, you can focus on this investigation." ”

Scrimgeour snorted contemptuously, "You're thinking too simply, the entire Ministry of Magic is almost all pure-bloods, you can't investigate them one by one, you can only be vigilant and wait for those Death Eater supporters to show themselves - like using the Imperius Curse on me or something." If you take the initiative to check, what is considered a betrayal, sympathizing with the Death Eaters and supporting some of the Death Eaters' claims, and joining the Death Eaters as spies, there is a big legal loophole in this, and you can't tell what is considered a violation of the law. ”

"It's complicated!" Lockhart was a little dizzy at the thought, "No wonder Dumbledore doesn't want to be the Minister for Magic!"

"Hehe, you think it's so easy to be in a high position?" Scrimgeour sneered, "Okay, thank you for the information, do you have anything to ask." ”

What do I have to ask? Lockhart touched his chin, as if he really didn't, "Can you change someone else to carry this pot of planning to exterminate the Dementors?" I haven't done anything from beginning to end, why should I be asked to take this danger?"

"No, Dumbledore wants to trick you, I don't want to. Scrimgeour gave Lockhart a rare weird smile, "Even if you change now, the mystery man won't let you go, be careful." ”

"I'm going to apply for a Loyalty Spell for my house......"

"Can't you stay at Hogwarts, the Loyalty Charm can also be broken by spies within the Ministry, it's not safe, and where does the Ministry of Magic get so much energy to put a genuine Loyalty Charm in each of your homes?" Scrimgeour urges impatiently, "Do you have any questions?"

"No, but if you find any Death Eaters doing anything against me, please tell me. Lockhart added uneasily. "I've been preparing early......"

"Don't worry, I don't want you to die. ”

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